BA Journalism and Politics
Entry requirements
A level: BBB
About this course
BA in Journalism and Politics, combining journalism practice with political study. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete a journalism dissertation and multi-media journalism projects in the final year. Modules cover news, features, podcasting, data journalism, and political communication, with topics including European Union politics, gender in global politics, and contemporary political philosophy.
Modules
- Journalism Dissertation
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 1
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 2
- Feminism
- The American Presidency
- The Conservatives: Crisis and Recovery
- Political Legacies of Conflict in Northern Ireland
- Comparative Public Opinion
- Animals and the Environment
- Political Journalism
- Parliamentary Studies
- Brexit and British Politics
- American Political Development
- The Politics of Slavery
- The Politics of Contemporary British Foreign Policy
- Grenfell: Violence and the Possibility of Non-Violence
- The Political Theory of Disobedience and Protests
- Politics Dissertation
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 1
- Multi-Media Journalism Project 2
- Journalism Placement
- Political Journalism
- Investigative Journalism
- Crime Journalism
- Space Journalism
- Reporting Panics
- Media, Rights and Responsibilities
- Feminism
- The American Presidency
- The Conservatives: Crisis and Recovery
- Political Legacies of Conflict in Northern Ireland
- Comparative Public Opinion
- Animals and the Environment
- TV News Production
- Environmental Journalism
- Advanced Sports Journalism
- AI Journalism
- Content and Podcast Creation
- Writing for PR
- News Basics
- Journalism Ethics and Regulation
- How to change the world
- Introduction to Comparative Politics: Europe and the USA
- Features Journalism
- Podcasting and Radio Journalism
- Key Concepts in Politics
- Digital and Social Media Journalism: Context and Practice
- Researching Journalism
- Political Ideas
- Political Parties in Contemporary Britain
- The Curious Feminist: Gender in Global Politics
- Political Communication
- Magazine Journalism
- Data Journalism
- Sports Journalism 1
- Journalism Studies
- Arts Journalism
- European Union Politics
- Governing Societies in Conflict
- Contemporary Political Philosophy: Theories of Justice
- Preparing for your Dissertation